The 8th Edition of In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood by Dr. Walt Brown is available to order here. It can also be read or printed out at this website; just use the links at the left to navigate through the outline of the entire book.

The 8th Edition was published in December 2008. From time to time, new developments are added throughout this online version of the book.

Pastor Kevin Lea looks at what the Bible says about earthquakes. He then compares the earthquake explanations of the plate tectonic theory and the hydroplate theory, and explains why there will be powerful global earthquakes.

Origin of Earth’s Radioactivity

Bryan Nickel has produced an outstanding 35-minute video presentation of this chapter at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlpuru3AZjs. Watching it before reading that chapter in the online book is highly recommended.

Pastor Bob Enyart has just released a DVD/Blue-Ray production comparing in detail the three major explanations for the global flood: the canopy theory, catastrophic plate tectonics, and the hydroplate theory. Highly recommended. Click here for details.

Written Debate

The issue is: Does the scientific evidence favor creation or evolution? Dr. Brown’s standing offer for a strictly scientific, written, and publishable debate is on page 536. Note that a few initially agreed to a strictly scientific debate, but later changed their minds, insisting they would only take part if the exchange included religion. One evolutionist is so upset that a written debate will not include religion that he now misleads by saying that Walt Brown has refused to debate him. (Correspondence in our files shows how he no longer wanted a strictly scientific debate after reading the 6th edition of this book.) Dr. Brown has consistently maintained his position for 31 years: the debate should be limited to scientific evidence. If someone says, “Walt Brown has refused to debate,” we suggest you ask to see that person’s signed debate agreement.

Oral and Written Refereed Exchange

For anyone who disagrees with the hydroplate theory (explained in Part II of this book), the refereed exchange is appropriate. Anyone, regardless of their scientific credentials, can engage Dr. Brown, provided they have read the theory. For details, see page 539.

Grand Canyon: The Puzzle on the Plateau

Mike Snavely’s explanation of the Grand Canyon is an excellent visual summary of the 8th edition’s Grand Canyon chapter. Filmed on location in Arizona and Utah. Includes quality animations.

About the Book In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood

This greatly expanded new edition—comprehensive, understandable, and meticulously documented—will give insights to readers of all backgrounds. In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood takes a different look at a currently hot topic. Evidence that could revolutionize our understanding of origins is carefully explained. You will be challenged to consider fresh ideas in this age-old debate.

Part I of In the Beginning discusses, in quick overview, 131 categories of evidence from biology, astronomy, and the physical and earth sciences. More technical discussions and documentation are found in the author’s extensive endnotes.

Does the scientific evidence support evolution or creation?

What insights do genetics and the fossil record provide?

How old is the earth? What dating techniques indicate a young earth?

What discoveries in outer space relate to our beginnings?

Does Noah’s Ark exist? What is the CIA’s “Ararat Anomaly”?

Part II describes the hydroplate theory, developed during more than 35 years of study by Dr. Walt Brown, a former evolutionist. This theory explains a catastrophic event in earth’s history and solves a host of recognized problems. For decades, evolutionists complained that creationists only criticized evolution and did not offer sound scientific theories of their own. The hydroplate theory ends that complaint and explains, with overwhelming evidence, earth’s defining geological event—a worldwide flood.

If there was a global flood, where did the water come from? Where did it go?

What were the powerful fountains of the great deep?

How was the Grand Canyon carved in weeks after a post-flood lake (Grand Lake) breached?

What evidence shows that the material in comets, asteroids, and meteoroids came from Earth?

What suddenly froze and buried the mammoths? How could they have survived the 6-month winter nights inside the Arctic Circle?